49 Quotes by John Higgins

People fell in love with Alex Higgins, a working-class fellow from the back streets of Belfast. That's what brought the game alive.

A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.

It's just nice to be invited to the party. We're having a great time.

It's even more special in London because he has got such a great support, more than anywhere.

It wasn't sizzling in the ratings before. Now, with all the government pressure about broadcast indecency, it's certainly not worth the heat for either side.

It was fantastic when I came into snooker, when tobacco was throwing lots of money at it, and even when they fell away we thought others would come in because of all the TV exposure. But it didn't happen.

It's perfectly reasonable for the captain to be thinking about the safety of his passengers but I honestly thought we were fine.

It was a fast game and I am happy that I won the game with 5-0.

Snooker players go into steady decline and lose their intensity after a while. But I will have real purpose the next five years. I want to prove people wrong and win a lot more tournaments.